Girls' name · since 1996
Zaniyah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 7,428 babies named Zaniyah, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,428
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaniyah is the #835 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,428 recorded since 1996.
Zaniyah has 7,428 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #835 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #1,990 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #835 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,428 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaniyah ranks #1,990 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #835 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,428 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,990 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #835 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,428
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaniyah's 7,428 recorded births place it above 97.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaniyah compares
7,428 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaniyah's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,428 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 399 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaniyah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 399, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 399
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Zaniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,491 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Zaniyah's strongest decade.
3,491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zaniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,802 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,491 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,091 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,491 births (47% of all-time use).
How Zaniyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaniyah's total volume
Zaniyah by state
Where Zaniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 708 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 601 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 532 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 435 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 422 | 5.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 378 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 340 | 4.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 321 | 4.3% |
708 of 7,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Zaniyah appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaniyah's data
- Zaniyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,491 total births) through the 2020s (2,091) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaniyahs (708 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaniyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.